From the Richmond Sentinel, 4/12/1864, p. 2, c. 5

Freshet. – The river at 10 o’clock yesterday, was
higher by several inches than during the flood of 1847, when the water attained
a greater height than at any period within the memory of man. All the islands in
the river, except Belle Isle, much of the low-grounds of the Fall’s plantation,
the vallies of Shockoe and Gillie’s Creeks were entirely submerged, and great
numbers of families were forced to move from their houses during Sunday night to
escape being drowned. The damage to property in certain localities in the city
will be very considerable. After ten o’clock the waters began to recede, but
very slowly. Messrs. Jones & Brown, on 15th street, had about 100
sacks of salt seriously damaged, which were stored in their cellar.